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The "Su Chao" regular season has all ended, and it is about to enter the knockout stage. On November 1st, the "Su Chao" finals will be held in Nanjing Olympic Sports Center. What are the rules of the "Su Chao" knockout stage? Will VAR video assistant referee be introduced? In view of the hot issues related to Jiangsu City Football League, Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau announced the details of the knockout rules. Mastering these points will help you play football and watch the ball better!

When the game enters the knockout stage, the winner must be decided in each game. If the game is tied within 90 minutes of the regular time, the penalty will be awarded directly. Penalty shoot-out’s rule is that the referee flips a coin twice first: the first time he decides which goal to kick the penalty, and the second time he flips a coin to let the guessed party choose whether to kick first or later. For example, on October 7th, when Nantong team played Huai ‘an team, the referee first threw the goal of Huai ‘an team in the second half as the penalty goal, and then the captains of both sides chose the front and back of the coin respectively. The referee tossed the coin for the second time, and the guessed captain chose to kick first or kick the penalty later. For example, if the captain of Huai ‘an team guessed correctly, he could decide to "kick back".

In this process, not all players can participate, only players who are still on the field at the end of the game are eligible to kick penalties, including players who temporarily leave the field for treatment. The only exception is that the goalkeeper can’t continue the game, and he is allowed to be replaced by a substitute goalkeeper. If there are more players on one side than on the other at this time, the extra players must be removed from the list, which is the same as ensuring that the number of players on both sides is equal when playing team games.

The specific process in penalty shoot-out is as follows: the two teams take turns to take the penalty kick, and each team plays five rounds. There are several key points to pay attention to here: first, a player can’t play twice in a row, and he must wait for all qualified players to play once before repeating. Secondly, if in the first five rounds, for example, in the third round, one side has led by three goals, while the other side has scored zero goals, then there is no need to continue, because the other side can’t catch up even if it enters the next two rounds, and the penalty will automatically end. If there is still a draw after five rounds, the game will enter the stage of "sudden death", and the two teams will continue to play in turn until one side scores and the other side fails to score in a certain round, just like playing a tie breaker, one foot will win or lose.

In order to help the referee make a more accurate and fair decision, the VAR video assistant referee system was introduced into the "Su Chao" knockout, which is like equipping the referee with a professional playback team. In the game, VAR only intervened in four situations, all of which were clear and obvious mistakes: first, there was a dispute about whether the goal was valid, such as judging whether the ball was offside, whether it was fouled first, and whether the ball completely crossed the goal line; The second is whether penalty should be awarded, such as whether the foul is in the penalty area or not, whether it constitutes a penalty foul, etc. The third is whether there is a red card foul that has been missed; The fourth is to confirm whether the referee punished the wrong player.

It is worth noting that VAR can’t interfere with the game casually, and the referee must make a decision on the penalty first, and then he can consider whether to change the sentence by looking back. In case of suspected foul, you can continue the game first, and then the referee will look back. For example, when the striker falls to the ground in a game, the referee can signal "continue" at this time, and then make a decision according to VAR’s suggestion. This is a bit like the teacher marking the test paper first and then finding obvious mistakes before making corrections.

There is an important principle in the use of VAR: only when the referee thinks that there may be obvious mistakes will the review procedure be started. In the whole process, VAR can only be used as an assistant of the referee, and can’t make decisions instead of the referee. The final decision is always in the hands of the referee. In order to change the original penalty, there must be very conclusive evidence to prove that the penalty is obviously wrong. In other words, after reviewing, if there is not sufficient evidence to prove that the original judgment is obviously wrong, the original judgment will be upheld, such as slight contact in the restricted area and limited playback angle, and generally the sentence will not be changed.

Penalty shoot-out’s regulations are like a well-designed challenge game in turn, which ensures fairness through strict round arrangement and personnel restrictions. VAR system is an auxiliary tool for referees, which can not only help reduce misjudgment, but also not interfere with the authority of referees beyond their authority. These two mechanisms jointly ensure the fairness and appreciation of the "Su Chao" knockout.

Producer, Xiao Dong, Editor, Xiao Lu

Editor-in-Chief Xiao Fei Editor Xiao Yang